Dramatic 1970s Bill Blass Red Silk & Black Velvet Strapless 'Flame' Dress designer-louis-vuitton A rare vintage pair Chanel

A rare vintage pair Chanel ancient 'coin' ear clips

Elastic through the waist  and bias cut silk allows for some flexibility in sizing

the edge of each inner seam is painstakingly wrapped in a thin banding of silk chiffon

Fully lined in a deep red silk with the sleeves left unlined

Parts of the design that follow the silver curving parts have a fringe detailing made out of the tube beads

Dramatic 1970s Bill Blass Red Silk & Black Velvet Strapless 'Flame' Dress designer-louis-vuitton A rare vintage pair ChanelThis is a striking little dress that is made from a combination of a heavy red silk and an inky black velvet. It is done to give the illusion that the red silk has been wrapped around the inner strapless black dress. To give more depth to that illusion a large swatch of the silk is gathered and wrapped over the bodice and then rises above one shoulder in the most dramatic way. This appears to anchor the fabric that wraps around the bodice to the back